i agree, he worked the offense well, but man that guy could take a beating....one of our best qb's to ever be a Warrior (with the offense they had at that time). as far as toughness, he was the toughest, hands down.

Brashton Satele should be able to start processing his appeal next week.
Why the delay?
The state imposed (paid) furloughs on state workers through the end of the year. There's nobody available to file his appeal.

it appears on paper that we finally have some size with umlauft and hunt on the outside. will the smurfs have a major role on our team this year, walker, strotman, tuaniga, and i guess dyer for example?

Totally agree with you gents that Michael Carter was far & away the toughest QB. Just think of what he could've done with healthy ribs. Thanks for the nostalgia! That '92 season & Bowl win were scintillating!

ST, re: "paid" furloughs

Were you talking about state workers up at UH?

As a DOE educator (also considered state workers), I wasn't paid for
for those 'furlough Fridays'. It amounted to an 8+% PAY CUT, making it much harder for me to pay the rent & make ends meet, so it wasn't a "sweet gig" for us. I just wondered if you were talking about some of the other unions other than HSTA? Wasn't aware of anyone with paid furloughs, though.

we kow its the "dead period", but i believe being more active during this period via phone calls, tweets, email will let the commits and undecided recruits know that the Warrior coaches want them in their program.

If ST cannot calculate the number of scholarships available, who is the next person in line with the "knows"?

Hope the receivers recruited 2 years ago can make a stronger contribution in their senior year - that will take the heat off the starters, allow the subs to tire the secondary, make receptions/TDs, show the defensive secondary a completely look, etc.

Shauna is panicking! 15 minutes to the Tsai and Wai show and only Al, Vballfan1, A House and Warriorbacker posted questions, 3 minutes worth of air time, come on Tsaikos, get up! Do people really watch men volleyball?

I know a lot of tsaikos will be at Kum Chee Restaurant consuming a lot of kalbi, etc.starting at noon. Shauna, you can blame Koakane for arranging today's lunch get together while the Tsai and Wai show is airing.

Ralph:
December 29th, 2009 at 11:33 am
I know a lot of tsaikos will be at Kum Chee Restaurant consuming a lot of kalbi, etc.starting at noon. Shauna, you can blame Koakane for arranging today's lunch get together while the Tsai and Wai show is airing.

hurt feelings - it must be BIO. It must be a secret meeting to talk stink about all of us who they don't agree with.

Coach,
Are there any plans to try and bring back the "good 'ol" days of crazy fans in the stands at men's vball games? When it was general seating, there'd be lines around the arena waiting to get into games. Now with the reserved seating for season ticket holders, the loud and energetic young audience gets relegated to the upper levels where their enthusiasm fades with each higher row.
Thanks!

During the season.. one of the best fan tailgate parties you can go to is the Tsaiko's tailgate, too. Get there early and you can usually find parking using the password for the day. Go to http://home.roadrunner.com/~smurashi/tsai-kos/
for more information.

Where's Kum Chee Restaurant? I know there must be half a dozen Kim Chee restaurants on O`ahu, but this is a new one for me.

Must have been a BIO since nothing was posted here or on SteveM's webssite.

Also, there are two e-mail lists set up - one has everyone e-mail addresses who's responded to requests for money/pledges etc., and/or wants to be kept informed about T-Gates and other open-2-all blog parties; the other one is a much smaller list which has been set up for BIO events. I don't know who keeps the second list because I'm not on it.

According to someone who is on that list, folks who are on on it are requested to not refer to the events on the blog beforehand. As for afterwards, it's up to each attendee - or invitee - to decide whether to talk about the event.

BTW - I asked two inter-related questions of Coach Wade.. And yes, I agree with RoyVic - in public, we should be referring to all coaches by their title - Coach Wade or Coach Charlie - even if we have a long-standing relationship with them..

I know a lot of elected officials and several judges well enough to call them by their first names in an informal environment, but I would never call them by anything but their title and last name in public - including a blog.

For those of you wondering what a paid furlough is, the decision to shut down the university system during the last two weeks of December was to reduce operational costs outside of salaries & fringes. Every penny counts. It certainly reduces some of the expenses individual employees wind up paying such as transportation costs, meals, etc.

The furloughs are why I cannot get any answers about a T-Fund until next week.

To repeat my #30: What's with the "Your comment is awaiting moderation." What does that mean? Who does the moderating? Can you see my #27 post? It's visible on my computer with the above comment but can anyone else see it?.

Coach,
Are there any plans to try and bring back the "good 'ol" days of crazy fans in the stands at men's vball games? When it was general seating, there'd be lines around the arena waiting to get into games. Now with the reserved seating for season ticket holders, the loud and energetic young audience gets relegated to the upper levels where their enthusiasm fades with each higher row.

Thanks!

Why not send an e-mail to Jim Donovan, Carl Clapp, and Rick Sheriff making the same argument. I'm not sure that coaches have much of a say in the decision-making process, but I'm sure that they would love to have several thousand screaming fans under the age of 50 cheering on the team. Be sure to point out to them that filled - and cheaper - lower seats mean more money spent at the concession stands & perhaps even at the Rainbowtique.

DrDoc and I could not buy seats together in the lower part of the Stan Sheriff Center for any of the court sports except women's basketball which is open seating. We wind up moving down to the lower level after a few minutes even though our current above-the-concourse seats are right in the middle if the overall attendance is kind of sparse. .

Hurt Feelings - Thanks for thinking of me, but today is a major work day - started at 5 am and am just now taking a quick break before heading back work to wrap up end-of-year reports and other paperwork.

It's funny that you raised the issue because most of the time I never get around to reading the blog until 10 pm or thereabout. By then, I assume that the Cattle Call would be over.

Ralph, Garret and Pomai, THANK YOU guys so much for your heartfelt words to Mother Sanchez memorial guest book. I was overwealm with so much joy to the heart of your kind words and adulation to my LEGACY of honoring a great mom, lady and humanitarian who cared for "EVERYBODY" !

Ralph, "Going Home" by Sissel Kyrkeebo was just plain "BEAUTIFUL" as I really appreciate you for allowing me to see this wonderful lady sing this deep farewell song as it really makes you feel her soprano voice of life after death.

You gentlemen are so KIND of your thoughts and words to my departed mom as I appreciate you GREATLY !

I was just trying to watch the replay of the Warrior Beat Show but it runs then freezes then runs then freezes. It looked like Charlie and the Princess were making funny faces everytime the vid froze. I gave up after a few minutes.

#25 Wisconsin is pretty much shutting down #15 Miami. Just goes to show you how good Wisconsin's Defense is. If #15 Miami can't get more than 7 after three quarters and 13 minutes, it's no wonder this year's Warriors didn't do any better, either.

Just got home from our CC, for those who didn't make it, I will fill you in. The first 50% of the time was spent sampling the fine food, not much talking with one's mouth full. The next 10% was talking about how bad the MBB team was and what Coach Mack has to do to keep his job, the remainder of the time was spent telling Ralph how to fix his computer, the final decision was that Ralph needs to brake open his piggy bank and buy a new one. Sorry there was no discussion of anyone on the blog.

Red Zone,
maybe you got one cock roach in yur computir...
got to admit, pecans do look like roasted roaches a little...I heard you can eat them in a crunch (like if nothing else is around) if you roast them...
But as for the computer, I had that problem when I
just had el-cheapo $9 a month telephone hook up type, but licked it when I switched to road runner.
Beep-beep?

my video froze. it was like looking at a still picture, then the earthquake came, the picture started to break apart into little pieces, then the audio comes on but Charlie's upper body keeps breaking up.

Wisconsin will be ranked high next year...watch.
As was Notre Dame Florida and Georgia after their
seasons in which they clobbered Hawaii.
But never mind, Hawaii will be better prepared next
year...watch.

btw, the pro bowl in Miami will be before the Super bowl. So nobody from the two teams who make it to the top will play. How thilly ith that? Granted, most
are too bruised and already have a fat paycheck.

For anybody wondering about comments awaiting moderation: I know if you post a comment with three or more URLs or links, then your post will get flagged for moderation. It's not personal or anything, just based on the content of the post.

Posts may also be flagged for moderation if there are terms that are considered "spam" topics. For example, the word "special-ist" gets flagged because it has a reference to a certain ED drug.

I went to Ted's at the North Shore on Sunday.. had their eclair.. which is really a huge cream puff with real custard creme and whipped cream... Just had one and shared if with the wifey..... so good.. so filling.. should have bought one more to take home.

MIH one eclair, shared it, so filing- you are a tsaiko in progress, I've seen some tsaikettes eat a long john from Kauai right after eating a pot luck at the tailgate and a few were looking over the rest of the desserts.

I remember trying the Rum Raisin at that White Mountain Creamery. Was that supposed to be how the old fashioned ice cream used to taste?
I kind of liked the flavors at Dave's Ice Cream that was a few blocks away (but also is long gone now), esp. the lychee sherbet (they were always generous with the amount of fruit).

hurt feelings....not to hurt your feelings but the boss hasn't attempted a banana cream pie since it is not one of the house favorites.

but, her blueberry creamcheese cake, dump cake, red velvet cake, rum cake, butter mochi, and an array of other scrumtious goodies are among the best on the island. perhaps that explains the exanding midsection from year to year.

Some are really funny, presuming to lecture others on courtesy, expectations, and standards of behavior. Personally, I do not mind being a mutt. Particularly when considering the alternative of being a presumptuous know-it-all with a pedigree.

So, ralvic/rolvic/royvic, that is the extent of my discussion since to go any further would be truly discourteous to the sensibilities and time of others. As you stated earlier, feel free to discuss – and I mean that in the most condescending voice imaginable.

No, nobody at UH or work ever makes me take down posts.
I took down an exchange of posts today because I embarrassed a reader, and that wasn't a cool thing to do.
I think the poster lacks tact and manners, and those flaws undermine some intelligent points (and posts).
I meet a lot of lurkers, from all walks — players, coaches, readers, Mainland residents, etc. — and most cite the readers whose posts are largely ignored because they just don't care for their personalities. And I'm not talking a handful of lurkers. I'm talking a lot.
The particular poster is well meaning, and I want him to contribute. But when his posts are inducing scorn and, worse, avoidance, I shouldn't be piling on. Love thy neighbor.
So I took it down as an olive branch. Then again, the gesture was interpreted another way.
Hey, what can I say?
I tried.

A really challenging Wahine basketball game this evening - they pulled it off in the last two seconds. and won by one. As usual, there were maybe as many as 400 fans including Mista Mayore wearing a green feather lei.

Was working so intensely today I didn't have time to get anything "real" to eat beyond eating some stale soup cracker packets. When we got to the Stan Sheriff Center, we bought two baked pretzels, popcorn, and peanuts. Finished the first two and will save the rest of the peanuts for tomorrow night's game.

Jason: Mahalo for the flagged for moderation information, but I can't find anything in it that might be naughty nor were there any URLs. And who does the moderating?

Chawan_Cut: Ran into Carl Clapp and summed up your comments about General Adminission seating for men's volleyball. He says that there may be some test-the-theory nights provided that the corporate sponsors who get blocks of seats in exchange for doing so will be willing to let others sit in their seats.

Be sure to save your HI5 containers - we're having another collection on Sunday, January 10.

I try to view the blog as a neighborhood bar.
There are regulars who try to have a good time .
There are the occasional patrons.
There are some who sit by themselves at the end of the bar who argue about everything.
Some people you give the extra popcorn.
Some you send home in a cab.
But let's be clear: I'm the bartender.

Anyway, this is pretty much the last time I'm going explain rules.
I don't like to be the hall monitor. (Wow, I'm a bartender and a hall monitor.)
So from now on, if we take action, we take action. No more explaining.
Back to our regular programming ...

Still looking for referrals - first, where's a great place to eat - five-star, price-no-object - here on O`ahu? The bill will be paid by a client, but he isn't familiar with Honolulu's quality restaurants, but then neither are we. I read a good review of a restauramt called Kai Market at the Sheraton Waikiki, but I haven't run into anyone who's dined there.

The other referral is for a computer speci-a-l-i-s-t - both hardware and software who can work with me to do some basic upgrades on my 2003 Dell desktop. It's slow, cranky, and full of unwanted stuff - and that goes well beyond spam & viruses. I'm still using Eudora for e-mail and WordPerfect for word-processing so I need to have someone help me move into the 21st century with software as well.

Unfortunately, I'm not a learn technical stuff from a book sort of person. The only way I learn new things is by having someone talk to me and walk me through a new process.

Buying a new computer system is not possible for probably another year and a half - had planned to do so sometime next fall, but the date got pushed back at least six months. Unlike most folks around here, we don't have any credit cards so putting a new system on plastic won'/cant work.

If you know of anyone who works as a tech consultant and can recommend this person, please send me his/her contact information to swood at hoku dot com.

CHANGE OF SUBJECT: Went to a meeting before the ball game to get a heads-up on what to expect at the upcoming legislative session.

Are you ready? The PowersThatBe are going to push for a bump in the General Excise Tax from 4% to 6% - wzxwpr on O`ahu where the rate would go from 4.6% to 6.6%

When I asked why not legalize gambling - even if it were just a lottery they said that the Hawai`i residents would never support legalized gambling.

And although the public might be ticked-off with a 50% increase in the GET, that would be an easier sell.

Ya know Tsai, a sports bar in the University area called the "Warrior Beat" would be a great idea. Al could come out of retirement and run it. Brilliant! The 5fs, karaoke, the best pupus ever, and occasional live acts like the Pride Serenaders. Bulla could bounce for ya.

Doc-
I think the lottery idea is a great one. Maybe even join in with one of the big multi-state ones on the mainland. Casino gambling would be the final nail in the coffin, IMHO. If ya think real estate is expensive now, just imagine what it would be like if all the high rollers from around the world wanted a piece of this place?

Da Punchbowl Kid:
December 29th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Ya know Tsai, a sports bar in the University area called the "Warrior Beat" would be a great idea. Al could come out of retirement and run it. Brilliant! The 5fs, karaoke, the best pupus ever, and occasional live acts like the Pride Serenaders. Bulla could bounce for ya.

Kid -- that idea came up the other season while ST was eating ribs in Texas. I think bulla was the bartender, you were the Maitre 'D, and I suggested Al as the executive chef and bouncer....

DPK -- I was wondering if I remembered correctly, so went searching the blog archives. It was in ST's September 6, 2007 blog entry...

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We're at the hotel in Houston, where the rooms are $199 a night but gas is only $2.60 a gallon.
Ferd and I just got back from Goode's, the best BBQ restaurant in Houston — or so proclaimed by the Travel Channel. I've decided that DPK, Bulla, SteveM and I are opening up a BBQ place in Hawai‘i.
But I digress.
We entered the lobby, where we were met by coaches Rich Miano, Dennis McKnight and Mel deLaura. They're looking for a 24-Hour Fitness. They don't have a car....

Yup-- that was 5 months before rasu begasu re-appeared at Genji's for the first Karaoke Call. We now know that pride. can handle the mikes and homey can be the bouncer on the karaoke side...

The leg tackle focuses more on positioning so chances increase for optimal hits as well as muliple points of contact. Maybe in the future it'll narrow it down even more in those areas, but for now it's a fantastic way to organize your arsenal for complete football domination to become a all-madden phenom and is without a doubt superior in that regard. The practice strengths are its effectiveness. If those sound compelling, perhaps it is your best choice.